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Meanings of unassuming in English

Not arrogant or presuming.

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Examples for "retiring"
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GM said it would replace retiring workers with existing workers wherever possible.
Reuters
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Phillips said she didn't once consider retiring ahead of the 2021 season.
News.com.au
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Last week Boston-based Highfields Capital co-founder Richard Grubman said he was retiring.
Reuters
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He served in the upper house for seven terms, retiring in 1992.
The Irish Times
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Can a million rumors about retiring the Aqua interface really be wrong?
Wired
Usage of unassuming in English
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Wise, as energetic; persevering, as enterprising; brave in reverse, as unassuming in.
The Life of the Venerable Mother Mary of the Incarnation
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He is unassuming in manner, blithe in company, earnest in the pulpit.
Our Churches and Chapels: Their Parsons, Priests, & Congregation...
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Today Proctor's Ledge is an unassuming place overlooking a drug-store parking lot.
Reuters
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For the unassuming, the best possible site to go to is winesearcher.com.
The South African
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In silence Magda watched the small, unassuming figure disappear through the doorway.
The Lamp of Fate
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There was something about his unassuming calm that had its own power.
Star Trek: Myriad Universes: Shattered Light
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Cathal Hayden's unassuming nature may be behind his long-awaited solo banjo album.
The Irish Times
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But not before the unassuming Archibalds made their mark on the competition.
News.com.au
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And we, the unassuming viewers, get to come along for the ride.
Ebony
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The sphere of quiet and unassuming Christian life is open to all.
Life and Conduct
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The Petit Trianon is a very small and very unassuming country house.
Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 3 / France and the Net...
12
In every city, there are unassuming buildings and neighborhoods with fascinating backstories.
Wired
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She is the most unassuming very rich girl I have ever known.
Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore
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The very unassuming method of their recurrence lent them an added influence.
The Claim Jumpers: A Romance
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As archbishop of Buenos Aires, Bergoglio was known for his unassuming lifestyle.
Reuters
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He was a man of slightly above average height and unassuming build.
Death masks
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